Health officials in New Mexico confirmed the state’s first probable case of monkeypox on Monday.
According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the patient returned from traveling out-of-state and was likely exposed through contact, KOB reported.
#NM state health officials announce first probable cause of monkeypox in the state. The patient recently returned from out-of-state travel and was likely exposed via contact. Lab testing still ongoing, but individual is doing well and isolating at home. #nmpol
— Dan Boyd (@DanBoydNM) July 11, 2022
The patient, who has not been identified publicly, tested positive late Friday and is isolating at home, the health department confirmed.
Monkeypox typically begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes before progressing to a rash on the face and body. Most infections last two to four weeks, KSDK reported.
By 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, the CDC had confirmed 767 monkeypox cases across 37 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. That figure does not include New Mexico’s probable case.
Per the CDC, “early data suggest that gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of cases. However, anyone who has been in close contact with someone who has monkeypox is at risk.”
To date, New York has confirmed the most infections with 153 cases, followed by California with 136, Illinois with 91 and Florida with 72. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia has confirmed 64 cases; Massachusetts has confirmed 32 cases; Georgia has confirmed 30 cases; Texas has confirmed 26 cases; Pennsylvania has confirmed 23 cases; Virginia has confirmed 18 cases; Maryland has confirmed 15 cases; Washington has confirmed 14 cases; Colorado has confirmed nine cases; Minnesota and New Jersey have each confirmed eight cases; Hawaii, Indiana and Utah have each confirmed six cases; Nevada and Oregon have each confirmed five cases; Arizona, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio have each confirmed three cases; Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and South Carolina have each confirmed two cases; and Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, West Virginia and Wisconsin have each confirmed one case.
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